Sjoukje Zaal is a managing consultant, Microsoft cloud architect, and Microsoft Azure MVP with over 15 years of experience providing architecture, development, consultancy, and design expertise. She works at Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology services, and digital transformation. She loves to share her knowledge and is active in the Microsoft community as a cofounder of the Dutch user groups SP&C NL and MixUG. She is also a board member of Azure Thursdays. Sjoukje is a public speaker and is involved in organizing events. She has written several books, writes blogs, and is active in the Microsoft Tech Community. Sjoukje is also part of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board.

Ephraim Kyriakidis has almost 20 years of experience in software development. He got his diploma as an electrical and software engineer from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He has been using .NET since its beginning, from version 1.0. In his career, he has mainly focused on Microsoft technologies. He is currently employed by Siemens AG in Germany as a senior software engineer.